RCPN Bulletin March 30 2025 (Mar 28, 2025)

Club News

March 30 2025

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Orchestra Wellington concert to support

Lifting the Lid

Tickets

"Harmony for Hope" Charity concert is just around the corner, with six days to go. If you haven't yet bought yours, it's not too late! The Concert promises to be very special occasion. Click here for information.

Great value lucky dip boxes

One hundred Lucky Dip boxes are on sale for $100 per box on the Harmony for Hope website, where you can find all the details about the concert, and purchase your tickets. www.harmonyforhope.org.nz

This week's speaker

Nicole Skews-Poole

Founding Director Anchordown

Anchordown is a mission-driven social enterprise, helping organisations and communities prevent and respond to the growth of disinformation, online harm and polarisation. The company is run by Nicole Skews-Poole in collaboration with researchers and subject matter experts.

This meeting will be a joint meeting of the Rotary Clubs of Port Nicholson and Mt Victoria

Desk- David Barnes

Greeter-Michaela Draper

Kaikohau- Hayley Burns

Opening Thought-Joy Durrant

Introduction -David Shackleton

Thanking- Mt Vic member

Sharing - Mike Selvadurai

Closing thought-Mt Vic member

Club report -Yon Yi Sohn

The future looks good

Meetings, speakers and events coming up

2nd April Nicole Skews Poole - Disinformation
4th April Harmony for Hope Click here to book
16 April Brad Singh Revitilisation of Courtney Place - The Golden Mile
23 April Erika Butters Be a Decision Maker in your own life through smart and accessible technology
30 April Charlie Cordwell The role of surf lifesaving
7 May Serge Van Dam Wellington's going-global software - threats and opportunities in the era of AI.
11 May Sunday 5.45 Fundraiser film - The Salt Path. (see flyer below)
14 May Club Forum
21 May Alex Hockley Wellington Heritage Festival
13 July Planting trees with friends of Tawa Bush
15 October A Grand Night out

Life in the Pacific

How lucky are we to have such a vibrant member in Ryan? Thank you for speaking so enthusiastically about your VSA time in the Cooks. The pictures said it all!!!

It is always a real treat to have one of our members as our speaker. If you missed it, see report below. Many thanks Anne.

President Jo

MT Vic members joining us this week

This Wednesday we have nine members of the Mt. Victoria Club joining us for breakfast. That is half of their club I believe. I am sure they will feel the warmth of Port Nicholson as we welcome and include them in our meeting.
Upcoming District Events
We are a leader in the Wellington Clubs, let’s demonstrate that trait and make up groups to go to each of the events below, to support Rotary in Wellington, in our District and at its best.
If you are interested in any or all, please let me know and we can start to co-ordinate.

May 16-18 Districts 9920 and 9930 conference, Rotorua.
24/25 May District Assembly and PE training Palmerston North
28 June District Changeover Boulcotts Farm

Plus, our District is looking for an Insurance Officer. Do any of you know somebody who could, and would be willing to to fit this role? Please let me know if you do and I will let Carol know.
Rotary conference May 16-18
Districts 9920 and 9930 are combining for conference, and have invited three other districts to join them, 9940 being one. It is being held in Rotorua on May 16-18. It would be great if we could make up a group to go. Who is interested?

Being a guest at the Wellington club

A reminder to us all. When we are at the Wellington Club, we are guests of that Club. This means, we must adhere to the Wellington Club rules.
If you are coming into the Wellington Club for a separate Rotary meeting, you must be accompanied by a member of the Wellington Club at all times you are in the Club. Please do not go into the Wellington Club without a member. Please also ensure that you are complying with the dress code of the Wellington Club whenever you are there.

Unity is strength…when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved. – Mattie Stepanek

Important Notice- Breakfasts

The Wellington Club has expressed in writing, their concern about catering for breakfasts. The chef is becoming frustrated with having to whip up extra breakfasts
when they have catered for the registered number of people.

Please adhere to the following points:

No breakfast

If you register for a Wednesday and signal “no breakfast” please cross your knife and fork in the centre of the place setting so the wait staff know not to give you breakfast. If they do offer you breakfast, please say “not for me”.
A reminder that no breakfast means just that, although you may participate in the coffee and tea that is generally available in the pots.

Not registered for breakfast

If you have not registered, and you just turn up, you cannot have a breakfast, and need to say “not for me” in the same way as point1, and you should also wait to see if there is enough seating before you sit down.

Registering for breakfast

Always look for that second email, which confirms that you have registered. From time-to- time some of us forget to push ‘save’ before closing out of the weekly invitation.

Thank you for your cooperation

The Port Nicholson Rotary Club Board

Ryan Donovan - RYLA and VSA

Posted on Mar 30, 2025

Ryan talked with us about his experience at the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) in January and thanked the club Port Nicholson Rotary for sponsoring his attendance. There were some big days exercising first thing and going all day doing leadership training until around midnight. Some of the RYLA participants are now joining Rotaract which is inspiring and he is helping to mentor some of them.